I am currently in the 130s and loving every minute. I watch like 4 episodes at a time most days. I’ll have more thoughts when I can use SON on my laptop again, but I do have to say I had no idea David Canary was on the show. I’m sitting here thinking, “Man, they did a great job casting all these hot men,” then I look up and see it’s Adam “Candy” Chandler.

I watch in fits and starts. Watched those eps years ago.

Currently watching the end of Leigh Taylor Young's Rachel. There seems to be a shift in the writing for the character. I thought she would be around longer as the Carson's surrogate daughter.

But Rodney has moved back toward Betty, Rachel is going and Gena Rowlands and Dan Duryea are coming, both of whom I'm really looking forward to seeing.

Leigh Taylor Young initially had a seven year contract, but got pregnant and they released her. So there was likely a long-term plan for the character that got quickly dumped in order to write her out before she started showing.

Guess it would have been too difficult to hide the pregnancy onscreen?

And Rachel falling pregnant would probably not been allowed in those days. It woudn't have fitted the character either.

Dorothy Malone was already not getting enough screen time so with Rachel leaving she might be on even less. Elliot got most of the airtime in the Rachel/Carson storyline.

2 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Guess it would have been too difficult to hide the pregnancy onscreen?

A lot of it probably had to do with who the father of the baby was, Ryan O'Neal. I'd assume that the producers might've been willing to work around it, but from what I gather they wanted an extended maternity leave I guess and not to be working as much as a soap would require.